Workstation and Modest Gaming Build

[Arth2020]

Hi there,

I'm building this computer for a buddy of mine. He'll be using it for mid-high range 3D modelling software (Fusion360, Adobe animate and photoshop, and other ones that I can't recall right now.)  Also, he does some moderate level gaming as well (warframe, rainbow 6, overwatch, GTA). Will this build be sufficient? He's just running one average monitor. 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/nYsJ6X

Any major issues? Any big ways to cut cost? I know the graphics card can be knocked down to a 560-70 and the ram can be 8 rather than 16 gigs to save some cash, would that be recommended? 

 

Thanks for reading.

[1Reshiram12]

Bumped up the GPU to a 1060, got a motherboard with built in WiFi so you don't need a USB thing, switched the SSD to a 120 GB to save money since it will mostly be for booting and added in a Cryorig H7 so you can OC the CPU comfortably.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.75 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($134.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($216.43 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.88 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($355.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($116.75 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1349.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 22:49 EST-0500

[1Reshiram12]

If you just want to cut costs for the same performance this would be good.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($216.43 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.88 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 3GB 3GB Dual Video Card  ($275.50 @ Vuugo) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($116.75 @ Vuugo) 
Wireless Network Adapter: Asus - USB-N13 USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter  ($27.00 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1189.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 22:50 EST-0500

[Daniel Z.]

7 minutes ago, 1Reshiram12 said:

Bumped up the GPU to a 1060, got a motherboard with built in WiFi so you don't need a USB thing, switched the SSD to a 120 GB to save money since it will mostly be for booting and added in a Cryorig H7 so you can OC the CPU comfortably.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($46.75 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($134.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($216.43 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: ADATA - Ultimate SU800 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($74.88 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Zotac - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB AMP! Edition Video Card  ($355.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Corsair - Carbide Series 88R MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($116.75 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1349.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 22:49 EST-0500

mitx mobo in matx case looks horrible

[Daniel Z.]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Gaming-ITX/ac Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard  ($134.00 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($192.75 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($78.25 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 8GB DUAL Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo EVOLV ITX Mini ITX Tower Case  ($84.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($116.75 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1356.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 23:01 EST-0500

 

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($229.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($84.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: Kingston - FURY 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($192.75 @ Vuugo) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($78.25 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: Asus - Radeon RX 580 8GB DUAL Video Card  ($359.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 3.1 TG MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($116.75 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1282.20
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 23:04 EST-0500

[brob]

38 minutes ago, Arth2020 said:

Hi there,

I'm building this computer for a buddy of mine. He'll be using it for mid-high range 3D modelling software (Fusion360, Adobe animate and photoshop, and other ones that I can't recall right now.)  Also, he does some moderate level gaming as well (warframe, rainbow 6, overwatch, GTA). Will this build be sufficient? He's just running one average monitor. 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/nYsJ6X

Any major issues? Any big ways to cut cost? I know the graphics card can be knocked down to a 480 and the ram can be 8 rather than 16 gigs to save some cash, would that be recommended? 

 

Thanks for reading.

 

Intel cpu is better for Photoshop and most Autodesk products. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($239.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($195.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($234.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($116.75 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1417.39
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 23:36 EST-0500

[Matasdanisas]

12 hours ago, brob said:

 

Intel cpu is better for Photoshop and most Autodesk products. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor  ($239.75 @ Vuugo) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($195.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($234.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Crucial - MX300 275GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.95 @ Vuugo) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB GAMING Video Card  ($329.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Case: Fractal Design - Define Nano S Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($84.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Memory Express) 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit  ($116.75 @ Vuugo) 
Total: $1417.39
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-11-20 23:36 EST-0500

Where did you find these, everything is so expensive

[brob]

6 hours ago, Matasdanisas said:

Where did you find these, everything is so expensive

Canada. CA$. I don't include mail in rebates (MIR).